If you haven't already contacted your Regional Director about your Local's intention to REcertify, please do so as soon as possible! The deadline for filing a recertification petition with the state is Thursday, September 15th. The petition must be IN THE WERC office on the 15th - not postmarked by that deadline date. The WEAC Region 3 office will make sure your petition is delivered on time - - but you must let us know whether you intend to recertify or not. Contact us by MONDAY, September 12th! Questions? Call us at 800-472-5582.

This event is free and open to the public. Dr. Julie Mead is a professor at the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, School of Education at UW-Madison. Her talk is intended for parents, educators, students, business professionals, and community members. The presentation will be from 7 to 8pm, with questions and discussion to follow.

Do you have your goals written and need them approved? Is your 5-year plan completed and in need of verification by a team of reviewers? We'll put together your in-person PDP reviewer team. Our partnership with GBEA makes these dates and services available and FREE to all WR3 and GBEA members, and at a cost for non-members.

Learn or review how to write your PDP goal, objectives, plan activities, and plan assessments. Discuss the overlaps between PDP & EE. Receive assistance with utilizing the QEI software to store and submit your PDP. Time will be given to work individually.

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Saturday, Dec. 3rd @ WEAC Region 3

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Saturday, May 6 @WEAC Region 3

Initial and Professional Educators looking for help, feedback or review in writing their plan for goal approval or finishing up their 5-year plan in preparation for verification.

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Start is a two day comprehensive seminar designed to provide National Board candidates with important information about the certification process, time to examine Component and Assessment Center requirements, the opportunity to plan how to meet requirements, and time to collaborate, gather resources and gain information needed to pursue certification. You must be a registered National Board candidate to participate.

Saturday, September 24th and Saturday, October 8th8 AM - 3 PM with an hour lunch

Go to https://myvote.wi.gov to find your municipal clerk or polling place, update your name or address, register to vote, and get information on absentee (early) voting. Here's a flyer for detailed information you can share with others.

Dr. Julie Underwood, the former Dean of the UW-Madison School of Education, is a nationally recognized authority on school law and a staunch proponent of public education. She is a well-known speaker and writer on current public education issues on both the state and national levels.

For those of you who are dues-paying members, but do not wish to contribute a small portion of those dues to the political action efforts of our union, this notice (required by Federal Law) is for you:

A PAC contribution of $5.00 has been added to your WEAC Region 3 dues for 2016-2017.

The Region 3 Board of Directors utilizes these funds to make contributions to:

The political campaigns of candidates for local or state office who have been recommended by our members for election because they are friends of education; AND

Committees that advocate for passage of school referenda.

Any member wishing a rebate of the contribution must request such in writing by November 1, 2016. Each request must be a separate letter including your name, address and local association name. All requests must be postmarked by November 1, 2016. A request is valid only for the year of that request. Rebates are normally issued by February or March.

For a refund of your WEAC Region 3 PAC contribution, write to: WEAC Region 3 PAC, 1136 North Military Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54303. Telephone requests, multiple requests in the same letter, letters postmarked after November 1, email requests, and letters missing any of the required information (name, address and local association) will not be honored. They will be discarded.

WI Department of Employee Trust Funds

Know Your Benefits: WRS Employee Benefits Seminar in Green Bay

Whether you are just beginning your career under the Wisconsin Retirement System or close to retirement, attend the ETF-hosted presentation on WRS employee benefits. They'll thoroughly review benefit basics, the Core and Variable Trust Funds and things to know and do to maximize your benefits as you move through your career. Those within five years or so of retirement will appreciate hearing about WRS annuity options, return-to-work rules, post-retirement annuity adjustments and much more.